EPYC 72F3 vs Xeon E3-1558L v5

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated374
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.59
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data9.02
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$396$2,468

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier1937
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die size171 mm28x 81 mm2
Number of transistors2,300 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketIntel BGA 1440SP3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics P555N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1558L v5 and EPYC 72F3.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon E3-1558L v5 has 300% lower power consumption.

EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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